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HISTORICAL   SKETCHES 


OF  THE 


flissions  in  Charge 


OF  THE 


Rev.  Fred'k  W.  WEY, 


IN  THE 


MISSIONARY  JURISDICTION  OF  ASHEV1LLE,  N.  C. 


MURPHY,  n.  c: 
ALFRED  MORGAN,  JOB  PRINTER. 

1897. 


HISTORICAL   SKETCHES 


OF  THE 


Flissions  in  Charge 


OF  THE 


Rev.  Fred'k  W.  WEY, 


IN  THE 


MISSIONARY  JURISDICTION  OF  ASHEVILLE,  N.  C. 


MURPHY,  N.  C: 

ALFRED  MORGAN,  JOB  PRINTER. 

1897. 


It  is  hoped  by  the  Author  that  these  few  pages, 
written  at  odd  moments,  chiefly  after  mid-night 
hour's,  will  interest  the  kind  friends  who  have  in  the 
past  contributed  to  the  maintenance  of  the  work  in 
these  mountains,  and  upon  whose  contributions  the 
continuance  of  this  much  needed  work  greatly  de- 
pends. To  them  I  dedicate  these  sketches  with  a  grate- 
ful heart  for  their  kindness  and  generosity,  and  with 
earnest  prayer  that  the  Giver  of  every  good  gift  will 
bless  them  most  abundantly. 

FBEDK.  W.  WET, 
Missionary  in  Charge. 


INTBODTJCTION. 


The  object  of  this  little  sketch  is  two-fold :  First,  to  show 
the  difficulties  the  Church  has  had,  and  which  she  still  has,  to 
a  very  great  extent,  to  contend  with  in  her  endeavor  to  gain  a 
foothold  in  this  section  of  the  country ;  and  what  has  been  the 
results  of  her  feeble  efforts.  Secondly,  to  interest  the  friends 
of  missions  so  as  to  obtain  the  adequate  means  to  make  the 
work  of  the  Church  more  effective  in  the  future. 

It  may  seem  strange  to  those  who  live  in  large  communities, 
in  the  centres  of  commerce  and  great  manufacturing  enter- 
prises, or  even  in  thickly  settled  rural  districts,  where  the 
Church  is  full  of  life  and  activity  and  where  she  has  rapidly 
increased  in  numbers,  wealth  and  influence  till  she  has  secured 
her  true  position  as  the  representative  of  primitive  Christian- 
ity, that  after  many  years  of  effort  and  meagre  support  by  the 
Church  at  large  she  should  to-day  be  in  so  feeble  a  condition 
in  this  section  as  to  cry  for  help,  in  order  that  she  may  keep 
up  her  struggles  for  existence.  But  when  we  make  a  contrast 
of  conditions  and  the  many  difficulties  she  has  had  to  en- 
counter from  the  beginning  in  this  section,  we  are  surprised 
that  she  not  only  exists  but  has  actually  made  progress ;  slow 
it  is  true,  but  a  steady  and  permanent  growth,  fully  as  much 
as  could  be  expected  under  the  circumstances  and  the  con- 
ditions confronting  her. 

First,  the  sparseness  of  the  population,  which  being  scattered 
over  a  large  territory,  dwelling,  on  the  mountain  sides,  in  coves 
and  narrow  valleys,  with  small  villages  here  and  there, 
as  trading  centres,  with  no  large  cities  to  establish  centres  of 
operation,  requiring  much  time  and  hardship  in  going  from 
point  to  point  over  steep  and  rough  mountain  roads.  Nothing 
more  could  be  done  than  to  keep  up  an  itinerant  ministration 
to  the  scattered  few  of  Christ's  flock.  The  largeness  of  the 
territory  each  missionary  has  to  cover  is  such  as  to  preclude 
aggressive  work  in  any  one  place.  I  have  four  counties,  con- 
taining a  territory  of  about  2,000  square  miles  under  my  care, 
which  necessitates  such   diffusion   of  time,  and  energy  as   to 


preclude  ordinary  results :  It  is  only  preparing  the  soil  and 
sowing  the  seed,  which  may  yield  its  fruit  in  the  coming  gen- 
eration. 

Next,  there  was  the  poverty  and  illiteracy  of  the  people. 
Outside  of  the  small  towns  and  villages  the  people  had  noth- 
ing to  depend  on  but  the  produce  of  their  small  mountain 
farms,  which  barely  gave  them  a  poor  excuse  for  a  living,  and 
the  tradespeople  had  to  depend  on  the  little  produce  which 
these  people  could  give  in  exchange  for  the  few  necessaries  of 
life  which  they  had  to  have.  Money  is  a  very  scarce  article 
even  now.  For  their  education  they  had  to  depend  on  a  couple 
of  months  a  year  of  not  very  efficient  teaching,  which  is  still 
the  rule  in  the  rural  districts,  though  gradual  improvement  is 
made  in  the  system. 

But  if  the  temporal  condition  of  these  people  is  such  as  to 
eke  out  a  scanty  existence,  the  provision  for  their  spiritual 
needs  has  been  less.  For  generations  they  have  been  trained 
to  depend  almost  exclusively  upon  emotional  religion  as  the 
panacea  for  all  spiritual  ills.  Excitement  has  become  the  sub- 
stitute for  the  practice  of  religion ;  and  having  reached  the 
hysterical  stage  of  the  excitement  salvation  is  obtained  and 
certain;  nothing  more  is  necessary  but  to  wait  for  the  wings 
to  grow  to  enable  them  to  soar  into  heaven.  This  is  such  an 
easy  way  to  obtain  eternal  happiness  that  it  seems  next  to 
impossible  to  disabuse  their  minds  of  this  delusion.  A  deep 
prejudice  exists  everywhere  against  the  Church  because  she 
requires  practice  of  religion  as  well  as  profession.  Then  add 
illiteracy  to  prejudice  and  you  have  another  very  potent  reason 
why  the  church  is  not  stronger  in  this  mountain  region. 

Having  mentioned  some  of  the  difficulties  the  Church  has 
had  and  still  has  to  contend  with,  and  given  a  few  reasons 
why  the  Church  is  so  weak  in  this  section  and  utterly  de- 
pendent for  her  existence  upon  the  Church  at  large,  I  shall 
endeavor  to  point  out  the  way  to  make  the  work  more  effective 
in  the  future  and  the  prospect  which  the  Church  has  to  per- 
manently benefit  these  people  and  firmly  establish  herself 
here  as  she  has  done  everywhere  else. 

As  far  as  the  native  population  is  concerned  the  people  will 
always  be  poor  and  give  the  Church  the  opportunity  for  the 
exercise  of  her  mission  to  "preach  the  gospel  to  the  poor,"  and 
minister  to  their  spitual  necessities  and  their  temporal  wants, 
too.  But  the  more  the  healthfulness  of  the  climate  and  the 
beauty  of  our  scenery  becomes  known  the  greater  will  be  the 
number  of  people  who  will  spend  at  least  a  part  of  each  year 
here  in  these  mountains.  This  will  bring  to  the  already  exist- 
ing towns  and  villages  a  class  of  people  capable  of  ministering 


to  these  annual  sojourners  according  to  modern  requirements. 
This  will  require  a  larger  amount  and  a  greater  variety  of  farm 
produce  than  heretofore ;  effect  a  market  for  what  is  being 
raised  at  better  prices  than  have  been  paid  in  the  past, 
and  thus  stimulate  to  greater  exertion  those  who  have  energy 
enough  to  exert  themselves  to  better  their  condition.  At  the 
same  time  settlers  with  modern  agricultural  ideas  will  come, 
buy  up  the  land  around  and  near  the  towns  and  villages,  trans- 
form the  valleys  into  market  gardens  and  the  mountain  sides 
into  orchards  and  vineyards,  which  will  be  object  lessons  to 
their  native  neighbors,  at  the  same  time  creating  a  demand 
for  native  labor  both  male  and  female. 

The  Church  must  exert  herself  to  prepare  the  rising  gener- 
ation for  these  changed  conditions  which  are  sure  to  come.  In 
fact,  the  change  is  already  taking  place,  very  gradually,  it  is 
true,  but  nevertheless  certain.  We  must  educate  the  young, 
spiritually,  morally  and  intellectually,  so  that  they  will  be 
able  to  enter  the  battle  of  life  under  these  new  conditions  and 
become  faithful  members  of  the  Church  and  useful  citizens 
of  the  State.  We  must  teach  them  that  it  is  their  duty  uto  learn 
and  labor  truly  to  get  their  own  living  in  that  state  in  which  it 
has  pleased  God  to  call  them;"  and  then  the  more  ambitious 
who  can  not  find  remunerative  employment  at  home  will  go 
where  they  can  find  it;  and  wherever  they  go  they  will  take 
the  Church  with  them,  and  thus  become  missionaries  to  others. 

To  do  this  work  we  must  have  day  schools  to  bring  the 
young  under  the  daily  influence  of  the  Church.  This  influence 
will  be  felt  at  home  and  prepare  the  other  members  of  the 
family  for  the  reception  of  the  Church.  More  clergymen  are 
needed  to  do  the  work  of  the  Church  in  order  to  make  the  best 
of  the  opportunity  God  gives  us  now  to  establish  His  king- 
dom amongst  these  people.  To  do  all  this  requires  at  least 
three  times  more  than  I  have  been  able  to  raise  annually,  but  a 
few  hundred  dollars  expended  now  for  some  years  in  each 
Mission  will  save  thousands  of  dollars  later  to  accomplish  half 
as  much.  I  must  have  at  least  $800.00  to  meet  the  most  neces- 
sary expenses  ol  the  two  schools  already  in  operation  in  my 
territory,  besides  the  other  expenses  necessary  to  carry  on  the 
work.  May  God  incline  the  hearts  of  His  people  to  furnish 
the  means  to  those  who  have  to  bear  the  heat  and  burden  of 
the  day,  to  carry  on  the  work  of  His  Church  amongst  these 
poor  people  and  lay  sure  foundations  for  the  Kingdom  of  our 
Most  Holy  Redeemer. 


HISTORICAL  SKETCHES. 


Grace  Church,  Waynesville. 

Waynesville,  Haywood  county,  has  a  population  of  about  800; 
ft  is  the  county  seat  of  Haywood  county  and  much  frequented  by 
summer  visitors.  The  climate,  water  and  scenery  would  be  hard 
to  equal  and  is  destined  to  become  in  the  near  future  a  formidable 
rival  of  Asheville,  the  famous  mountain,  winter  and  summer  re- 
resort.  But  like  most  health  resorts  the  Church  people  as  a  rule 
do  not  benefit  the  Church.  Two  classes  come  here,  those  seeking 
rest  and  recreation  for  a  short  time,  and  those  afflicted  with 
pulmonary  troubles.  The  former  in  most  cases  have  left  Church 
and  religion  at  home.  The  latter,  while  coming  with  intentions 
of  staying  long  enough  to  get  well,  take  no  interest  in  the  work  of 
the  Church  except  an  occasional  attendance,  and  do  nothing  for 
the  support  of  the  Church.  This  makes  our  work  doubly  hard. 
Some  may  spend  one  or  more  years  here  without  doing  anything 
for  the  Church,  intending  to  return  home  so  soon  as  they  con- 
sider themselves  sufficiently  improved,  and  consider  themselves 
under  no  obligations  to  the  Church  of  their  temporary  residence. 
The  early  history  of  Grace  Church,  Waynesville,  like  that  of 
all  the  others  in  this  section,  is  shrouded  in  obscurity.  With  great 
difficulty  have  I  succeeded  in  gathering  the  data  which  form  the 
basis  of  the  sketch  of  each  of  the  missions  from  the  recollections 
of  those  who  were  instrumental  in  establishing  the  Churches. 
Mrs.  Sarah  F.  Norwood,  widow  of  the  late  James  H.  Norwood, 
gives  the  following  account  of  the  establishment  of  the  Church 
in  this  part  of  the  mountains : 

"In  1846  my  husband  and  I  came  to  Haywood  County  from 
Hillsboro  and  settled  a  mile  and  a  half  from  Waynesville  on  a 
farm.  Very  few  persons  had  ever  heard  of  the  Episcopal  Church 
and  no  prospect  of  having  Church  services.  My  husband,  hearing 
that  the  Eev.  Jarvis  Buxton  was  visiting  Asheville  once  a  month, 
rode  there  on  horseback  over  very  rough  roads,  over  thirty  miles, 
to  bring  Mr.  Buxton  to  our  home,  baptize  our  infant  son  and 
hold  the  first  Church  service  ever  held  in  Haywood  County.  The 
service  was  held  in  our  farm   house,  and   the  room   and   piazza 


8  HISTORICAL  SKETCHES. 

were  filled  with  people  who  came  out  of  curiosity,  but  the  sermon 
left  such  an  impression  that  it  was  said  if  they  could  have  such 
preaching  they  would  come  every  Sunday. 

These  two  loyal  members  were  augmented  by  the  sister  and 
brother  of  Mrs.  Norwood  after  two  years.  Mr.  Norwood,  who  was 
a  graduate  of  the  University  of  North  Carolina,  moved  to 
Asheville  to  take  charge  of  the  "Male  Academy,"  where  he  re- 
mained till  failing  health  necessitated  his  moving  back  to  his 
farm  near  Waynesville.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Buxton,  having  settled 
permanently  at  Asheville,  went  to  Waynesville  once  a  month 
for  years.  Dr.  Buxton  was  succeeded  by  the  Rev.  F.  J.  Murdock, 
who  was  followed  by  Dr.  Buel,  who  for  many  years  kept  up  reg- 
ular services  at  this  place  and  who  built  the  substantial  church 
edifice,  the  corner-stone  of  which  was  laid  in  1878  and  conse- 
crated by  Bishop  Lyman,  then  Assistant  Bishop,  in  1880.  It  is  a 
monument  of  zeal  and  devotion  of  a  faithful  priest  and  a  loyal 
soldier  of  the  Cross. 

The  first  Episcopal  visitation  Waynesville  received  was  by  Bish- 
op Atkinson,  in  1854.  He  held  services  in  the  old  court  house,  and 
people  came  from  everywhere  in  the  neighborhood  to  hear  what 
he  had  to  say. 

For  many  years  the  Mission  and  Sunday  School  was  kept  alive 
by  the  untiring  zeal  and  devotion  of  this  pioneer  of  the  Church, 
Mrs.  Norwood,  amid  the  fires  of  prejudice,  trials  and  discourage-  ' 
ments.  She  bore  the  burden  and  heat  of  the  day,  walking  three 
miles  every  Sunday,  winter  and  summer;  the  burning  heat  or  the 
storms  and  tempest  had  no  deterring  influence  upon  this  soldier 
and  servant  of  the  Lord.  And  when  at  last  the  church  was  com- 
pleted and  the  little,  faithful  band  could  move  into  the  House  of 
the  Lord,  their  hearts  went  up  in  praise  and  gratitude  to  the 
Giver  of  every  good  and  perfect  gift.  A  few  others  came  early 
into  the  field  and  shouldered  the  burden,  and  have  for  years 
labored  hard  and  faithfully  to  build  up  the  Lord's  Kingdom  in 
this  place,  among  whom  are  Mrs.  R.  N.  Tate  and  her  two  sisters, 
Mrs.  Miller  and  Mrs.  Hyatt.  Many  others  have  come  and  gone 
with  very  indifferent  interest  as  to  the  Church's  welfare  as  they 
did  not  intend  to  remain  here  longer  than  they  could  help,  so 
that  the  membership  of  permanent  members  has  remained  small. 
It  has  often  happened  that  soon  after  persons  were  confirmed 
they  moved  away ;  and  while  the  Church  at  large  gained  by  our 
efforts  here,  the  missions  are  still  struggling  for  existence. 

St.  flary's,  Micadale. 

Of  all  the  Missions  under  my  charge,  St.  Mary's,  Micadale, 
is  perhaps  the  most  interesting  and  must  appeal  to  all  who  love 
the  Church  of  our  Holy  Redeemer  for  continued  support.    Here 


HISTORICAL  SKETCHES.  9 

it  is  literally  true  that  the  poor  we  have  always  with  us.  It  de- 
rives its  name  from  the  mica  mine  which  is  a  few  miles  further 
up  the  mountains.  It  is  about  4  miles  west  of  Waynesville  in  the 
heart  of  the  mountains,  the  people  living  scattered  in  the  coves 
and  on  the  mountain  sides  in  small  log  cabins  depending  for  a 
living  on  what  they  can  raise  on  their  small  farms.  With  but 
two  or  three  months  of  the  poorest  kind  of  public  school  instruc- 
tion it  is  no  wonder  that  illiteracy  is  the  rule  rather  than  the 
exception. 

In  1877,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gleason  came  from  the  North.  Mr 
Gleason  came  to  engage  in  mica  mining,  and  seeing  the  con- 
dition of  the  people,  he  and  his  wife  at  once  went  to  work  to 
teach  the  people  the  principles  of  Christianity  and  the  ne- 
cessity of  practicing  what  they  professed  to  believe.  These 
two  faithful  members  commenced  a  Sunday  School  in  an  old 
frame  house,  and  fitting  it  up  with  rough  seats.  Dr.  Buel  went 
out  there  once  a  month  on  the  Sunday  afternoon  when  he  held 
service  at  Waynesville.  Thus  the  noble  work  which  has  and  is 
doing  so  much  good,  was  begun  through  the  exertion  of  two 
loyal  members  of  the  Church. 

After  Grace  Church,  Waynesville,  was  completed,  Dr.  Buel, 
with  the  help  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gleason,  commenced  building  St. 
Mary's  Chapel  and  Schoolhouse,  the  latter  forming  a  transept 
with  large  folding  doors  opening  into  the  Chapel.  Ill  health 
compelled  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gleason  to  remove  soon  after  the  laying 
of  the  corner-stone  of  St.  Mary's.  They  went  to  California, 
were  he  soon  died,  being  followed  shortly  by  his  faithful  wife. 
But  the  work  which  they  commenced  on  such  unpropitious  soil 
still  lives  and  has  taken  new  life,  showing  that  their  labor  has 
not  been  in  vain.  Dr.  Buel  obtained  the  services  of  a  teacher  to 
take  charge  of  a  day  school,  as  the  only  hope  of  permanent  good 
lay  in  taking  hold  of  the  children  and  keeping  them  under  the 
daily  influence  of  the  Church.  Unfortunately  the  teacher  was 
not  adapted  for  the  work,  and  much  valuable  time  was  lost.  But 
the  good  seed  sown  in  the  beginning  was  not  lost — it  only 
slumbered.  The  Rev.  Stanley  Barrows  succeeded  Dr.  Bull.  In 
the  fall  of  1894,  the  present  missionary  took  charge  of  the  work. 
He  found  the  day  school  had  been  discontinued  for  some  time. 
The  Sunday  School  was  but  poorly  attended,  and  the  interest  in 
the  Church  had  almost  died  out.  He  recognized  the  necessity  of 
opening  so  soon  as  possible  the  day  school  as  the  only  means  by 
which  to  do  permanent  good.  But  the  means  to  meet  the  ex- 
expenses?  Where  was  the  money  to  come  from?  That  was  the 
great  question.  He  went  to  the  more  favored  section  of  the 
Church  and  presented  his  cause.  Enough  responded  to  enable 
him  to  begin  the  work  anew.    And  to-day  he  can  assure  all  who 


10  HISTORICAL  SKETCHES. 

have  contributed  that  their  money  could  not  have  been  given  for 
a  better  purpose  or  more  needy  field  to  accomplish  the  mission  of 
of  the  Church  to  the  poor  of  our  blessed  Lord.  An  average  of 
sixty  pupils  have  attended  the  day  school,  and  through  its  in- 
fluence the  spiritual  and  moral  condition  of  many  has  greatly 
improved  and  in  some  instances  completely  changed.  Thirty-five 
have  been  baptized  and  thirty-two  confirmed  in  two  years.  The 
Sunday  School  has  increased  from  about  30  to  130,  and  the 
services  are  always  well  attended.  The  reverential  behaviour  of 
the  people  will  favorably  compare  with  congregations  living  in 
much  better  conditions.  Many  come  four  miles  every  Sunday, 
carrying  their  babies  to  Church  or  Sunday  School.  Surely  work 
like  this,  so  abundantly  blessed,  deserves  the  support  of  all  who 
love  our  Holy  Eedeemer. 

Sylva 

Is  a  village  twenty  miles  west  of  Waynesville,  in  Jackson 
County,  where  through  the  exertion  of  the  first  Church  member 
the  Church  has  been  kept  alive  since  1879.  It  is  a  story  of  faith- 
fulness and  loyalty  to  principle,  which  stands  as  an  example 
worthy  to  be  imitated.  Had  we  more  such  devoted  Church 
members  the  Church  would  be  stronger  and  more  prosperous 
everywhere.  I  wish  space  would  permit  me  to  print  the  whole 
story  of  the  Mission  as  written  by  this  faithful  Soldier  of  the 
Cross,  who  as  Lay  Reader  has  persevered  under  the  most  trying 
and  discouraging  conditions;  but  I  shall  have  to  content  myself 
with  relating  only  the  most  important  incidences. 

In  the  first  part,  Mr.  D.  L.  Love  tells  of  how  he  was  brought  to 
the  knowledge  of  the  Church,  by  Bishop  Atkinson  and  Dr.  Buel 
stopping  at  his  father's  house  on  their  way  from  Waynesville  to 
Franklin,  in  Macon  County,  and  leaving  a-Prayer  Book  at  the 
House.  After  leaving  home  he  attended  Church  services  at 
Raleigh  in  1865,  and  in  1867  at  Memphis,  Tenn.,  where  he  wit- 
nessed the  first  confirmation.  The  sermon  preached  on  this 
occasion  by  Bishop  Quintard  brought  convictions  to  him  that  the 
Church  was  the  divine  institution  left  by  Christ  in  the  world  to 
teach  with  His  authority  whatsoever  He  had  commanded.  But  it 
was  not  until  the  year  1879,  after  his  return  home,  that  he  became 
a  member  of  the  Church.  In  the  fall  of  this  year  he  learned  that 
Bishop  Lyman  would  be  at  Waynesville,  and  he  requested  the 
Bishop  to  extend  his  visit  to  his  home.  The  Bishop  accepted  the 
invitation  and  with  Dr.  Buel  remained  over  Sunday.  They  held 
service  in  the  school  house  at  Webster,  the  county  seat  of  Jack- 
son County,  when  Mr.  Love  and  his  niece,  Miss  Lomis,  were  con- 
firmed. This  was  the  beginning  of  the  Church  in  Jackson 
County,  after  which  Dr.  Buel  regularly  held  a  monthly  service  in 


HISTORICAL  SKETCHES.  11 

the  school  house,  which  was  also  used  by  Methodists,  Baptists  and 
Presbyterians.  Mr.  Love  was  not  content  to  be  idle.  Like  the 
disciples  of  old,  he  was  anxious  to  bring  others  to  the  same  knowl- 
edge and  share  the  blessed  privilege  of  the  Church  of  the  living 
God,  which  meant  so  much  to  him.  Near  the  old  homestead  was 
the  "Old  Love  Meeting  House,"  where  he  had  received  his  early 
training,  and  there  he  and  his  niece  commenced  a  Sunday  School 
and  distributed  Church  literature.  The  people  took  much  inter- 
est in  the  services  and  the  Sunday  School,  which  aroused  the 
opponents  of  the  Church  to  active  opposition ;  and  when  Dr. 
Buel  came  to  Webster  he  found  the  liberal  minded  Methodists  in 
possession  of  the  school  house,  though  it  was  his  Sunday  by 
agreement,  and  it  was  declared  to  have  been  done  for  "the  pur- 
pose of  keeping  Dr.  Buel  out." 

Being  put  out  of  the  school  house  at  Webster,  Dr.  Buel  began 
services  at  Love's  Meeting  House,  where  Mr.  Love  had  already  , 
gathered  around  him  a  Sunday  School,  and  considerable  interest 
in  the  Church  was  aroused;  especially  during  that  summer  when 
the  Revs.  Chas.  J.  Curtis  and  W.  P.  Bynum  spent  July  and  August 
with  Mr.  Love  and  held  a  series  of  services  there  and  at  other 
places  in  the  county.  At  this  time  the  Bishop  made  his  annual 
visitation,  holding  service  for  the  last  time  at  Webster,  where  he 
confirmed  one  candidate,  an  old  man  who  had  been  brought  into 
the  Church  by  the  labors  of  Mr.  Love.  The  Bishop  and  Dr.  Buel 
spent  the  night  with  Mr.  Love,  and  it  was  then  and  there  de- 
termined to  build  a  Church  in  the  beautiful  Valley  of  Cullowhee. 
Again  the  Methodists  took  possession  of  the  meeting  house  on 
the  Sunday  and  at  the  time  of  Dr.  Buel's  appointment,  and  the 
little  flock  was  once  more  homeless.  For  the  time  being  the 
services  at  Sylva  had  to  be  discontinued,  the  few  communicants 
going  to  Cullowhee  or  Waynesville  for  their  communion  when- 
ever possible. 

By  the  time  the  railroad  was  completed  to  Sylva,  a  Mr.  Allen,  a 
Baptist,  built  a  house  which  was  also  used  as  a  school  house;  and 
Mr.  Love  obtained  the  use  of  it  for  Dr.  Buel.  Here  the  Church 
made  another  effort  to  teach  the  people  whatsoever  the  Lord  had 
commanded.  Gen.  Hampton  and  Mr.  Baum  were  then  living  at 
Sylva,  and  both  being  Church  members,  a  brighter  day  seemed  to1 
dawn  for  the  little  band  of  loyal  Churchmen. .  But  the  trial  of 
faith  was  not  so  soon  to  come  to  an  end.  Mrs.  Hampton  died; 
Miss  Baum  married  and  left  Sylva,  and  Mr.  Allen  notified  them 
that  they  could  no  longer  have  the  use  of  his  house;  and  they 
were  once  more  without  a  shelter. 

A  year  before  the  death  of  Bishop  Lyman,  Mr.  Love  became 
the  president  of  a  joint  stock  company  to  build  a  business  house 
in  Sylva.    The  lower  story  only  being  needed   for  the  business, 


12  HISTORICAL  SKETCHES. 

in  Sylva.  The  lower  story  o"nly  being  needed  for  the  business, 
Mr.  Love  finished  the  upper  story  and  furnished  it  at  his  own 
expense,  in  a,  Churehly  way,  and  has  ever  since  maintained  it 
as  a  place  of  worship  for  the  Church.  Bishop  Lyman  lived  to 
hold  service  in  it,  and  was  much  pleased  with  the  arrange- 
ments. 

Dr.  Buel,  who  for  so  many  years  had  not  only  borne  the  heat 
and  burden  of  the  day  in  this  unpromising  field,  but  had  also  pa- 
tiently endured  the  most  persistent  opposition,  at  last  had  to  sur- 
render his  work,  on  account  of  failing  health,  to  the  Rev.  W. 
L.  Barrows.  Dr.  Buel  was  soon  called  to  his  well  earned  rest  in 
Paradise.  Mr.  Love  only  voices  the  sentiment  of  all  who 
knew  him,  when  he  says:  "I  think  I  never  knew  a  better 
man  than  Dr.  Buel.  We  all  loved  him,  and  when  he  can\e  to 
see  us  for  the  last  time  he  shed  tears  and  said,  'he  felt  that  he 
had  come  home.'  A  faithful  priest  and  a  good  man,  he  rests 
well,  and  his  influence  will  continue  to  the  end  of  time.  A 
warrior  well  equipped,  he  gave  courage  to  the  feeble  hearted, 
and  stood  as  a  shield  to  ward  off  the  blows  of  adversity  of  the 
sick  and  wounded." 

Mr.  Love  has  ever  been  faithful  as  a  Lay  Reader  and  earnest 
worker  for  Christ  and  His  Church ;  and  I  wish  we  bad  at  least 
one  such  faithful  soldier  and  servant  in  every  congregation, 
and  a  better  day  would  dawn  for  the  Church. 

In  September,  1894,  I  was  placed  in  charge  of  this  large  ter- 
ritory, of  which  Sylva  is  one  of  the  missions.  Services  have 
been  held  regularly  once  a  month  on  Sunday  afternoon  and  a 
celebration  of  the  Holy  Eucharist  on  Monday  morning.  Acting 
on  my  conviction  that  a  day  school  is  the  cheapest  and  only 
means  of  mission  work  that  will  bring  permanent  results,  I 
have  undertaken  a  day  school  here  this  fall,  having  the  good 
fortune  of  securing  not  only  a  good  teacher,  but  also  an  earnest 
Church  worker  full  of  missionary  zeal,  though  I  do  not  know 
-where  the  money  is  to  come  from  to  pay  her  the  promised 
salary,  trusting  that  our  Holy  Redeemer  will  stir  up  His 
people,  whom  He  has  blessed  with  this  world's  goods,  to  come 
to  our  aid  and  give  us  the  means  we  need  to  do  our  blessed 
Master's  work  amongst  these  poor  and  much  neglected  people. 

Cullowhee. 

St.  David's  Church  stands  in  the  beautiful  Valley  of 
Cullowhee,  a  landmark  of  primitive  Christianity,  by  the  road- 
side, inviting  the  weary  traveler  to  stop  and  think  of  the  way 
that  leadeth  to  everlasting  joys;  to  take  time  and  consider  the 
Truth  of  the  Incarnate  Word  of  God,  and  receive  the  Life 
that  is  Eternal.    It  is  a  monument  of  patient  endeavor  of  a 


HISTORICAL  SKETCHES.  13 

faithful  priest  and  a  handful  of  loyal  Church  members  of  self- 
sacrificing  exertions;  of  patient  waiting,  and  of  loyalty  to 
Christ  and  His  Church  under  unrelenting  opposition. 

I  will  let  Mr.  D.  D.  Davies,  the  father  of  this  Mission,  tell  the 
story  of  its  establishment  in  his  own  words.  He  says :  "I  am 
a  native  of  Carmarthenshire,  Wales,  and  had  been  brought  up 
in  the  Church  of  England  in  my  early  youth.  At  the  age  of 
twelve  I  wandered  away  from  home  into  the  mining  districts, 
and  ten  years  later  left  my  native  land  to  seek  my  fortune  in 
the  far  west.  After  rambling  OA^er  many  States  of  this  Union, 
I  finally  located  in  the  beautiful  Valley  of  Cullowhee,  where 
I  became  a  member  of  the  'M.  E.  Church,  South,'  and  lived  a 
consistent  life  and  officiated  as  steward  for  many  years.  Dur- 
ing that  time  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church  was  a  stranger 
in  the  land.  But  later  on  the  Bishops  of  the  Diocese  held  an 
occasional  service  at  the  County  site,  and  the  people  gathered 
to  see  the  'show,'  as  the  robes  of  the  Minister  attracted  much 
interest." 

Mr.  Davies  being  favorably  disposed  towards  the  Church, 
invited  the  Minister  to  visit  his  home,  which  resulted  in  the 
service  of  the  Church  being  introduced   to   Cullowhee. 

uAfter  the  Rev.  D.  H.  Buel,  D.  D.,  and  the  Rev.  J.  A.  Deal, 
by  the  goodness  of  their  souls,  had  visited  our  Valley  and  had 
given  us  the  services  of  the  Church  occasionally  for  more  than 
a  year,  the  Rt.  Rev.  Theodore  B.  Lyman,  D.  D.,  was  invited  to 
visit  Cullowhee.  He  kindly  accepted  and  held  service  at 
Speedwell  School  House,  the  people  being  highly  pleased  with 
his  sermon  and  sound  doctrine."  During  this  visit  of  the 
Bishop  and  Dr.  Buel,  Mr.  Davies  suggested  that  a  Church  be 
erected,  and  that  the  standard  of  Christianity  be  elevated  to  a 
higher  plane  in  this  vicinity,  which  was  heartily  endorsed  by 
the  Bishop  and  Dr.  Buel ;  but  nothing  was  said  concerning  the 
means  wherewith  to  build  it.  I  think  that  the  first  service 
was  held  at  the  Speedwell  School  House  in  the  summer  of 
1881  by  Dr.  Buel,  and  the  second  by  Rev.  J.  A.  Deal  in  October 
of  the  same  year.  During  the  years  1882  &  3,  Dr.  Buel  became 
more  and  more  interested  in  the  future  of  Cullowhee,  and  the 
Bishop  accompanied  him  every  summer  and  rested  a  few  days 
at  "Forest  Hill."  Sometime  during  the  early  part  of  1882,  the 
Rev.  W.  S.  Bynum  visited  and  spent  a  period  teaching  the 
people.  Rev.  C.  J.  Curtis  also  spent  sometime  in  the  Valley 
and  assisted  Mr.  Deal  in  the  service.  In  August,  1883,  Bishop 
Lyman  and  Dr.^Buel,  by  appointment,  came  to  Cullowhee  and 
remained  some  days.  They  had  both  been  thrown  from  their 
buggy  and  the  Bishop  badly  bruised.  His  body  was  black 
and  blue  and  very  sore,  yet  he  held  service  at  Cullowhee   and 


14  HISTORICAL  SKETCHES. 

East  Laporte  and  preached  to  large  congregations.  During  this 
visit  Mr.  Davies  repeated  his  desire  that  an  effort  be  made  to 
build  a  Church;  but  no  definite  arrangements  were  made,  as  tio 
communicants  resided  in  the  Valley,  and  to  build  a  Church  was 
no  small  undertaking.  Dr.  Buel  continued  faithful  and  traveled 
in  his  buggy  from  Asheville  to  Cullowhee,  through  heat  and  cold, 
wet  and  dry,  over  rough  and  muddy  roads,  and  filled  his  appoint- 
ment every  month.  Mr.  Deal  also  came  occasionally.  The  fol- 
lowing summer  during  his  regular  visitation,  the  Bishop,  accom- 
panied by  Dr.  Buel,  rested  a  few  days  at  "Forest  Hill,"  when  he 
was  more  fully  impressed  with  the  necessity  of  building  a  Church 
at  Cullowhee,  trusting  to  Providence  for  the  necessary  means  to 
complete  the  building. 

In  August,  1884,  the  work  of  gathering  up  the  material  for  the 
building  began,  and  early  in  November  the  corner-stone  was 
laid  by  Dr.  Buel,  and  the  Church  named  "St.  David,"  in  kind  re- 
membrance of  the  ancient  Church  in  Wales,  and  the  building 
proceeded  as  fast  as  our  limited  means  would  allow,  including  the 
liberal  contributions  of  the  Bishop  and  Dr.  Buel.  Mr.  'Jones,  the 
builder,  left  in  October,  1895,  and  the  Church  not  yet  completed, 
but  far  enough  as  to  enable  us  to  hold  services  in  it. 

The  first  service  held  in  the  Church  was  August,  1885,  when 
Daniel  David  Davies  and  his  three  oldest  daughters,  Ella  Maria, 
Carrie  Sul  and  Cora  Kate,  were  confirmed,  these  being  the  only 
communicants  for  some  years.  Later,  Mr.  Thomas  A.  Cox,  his 
mother  and  sisters  came  to  Cullowhee  for  their  health,  and  became 
attached  to  the  Church  and  contributed  largely  to  the  work  of 
completing  the  building.  A  few  others  have  since  been  con- 
firmed, but  who  are  unable  to  contribute  to  its  financial   support. 

Mr.  Thos.  A.  Cox  is  the  Lay  Reader,  and  is  a  most  faithful  and 
efficient  servant  of  the  Church  of  our  Holy  Redeemer.  It  would 
be  hard  to  find  a  more  faithful  band  of  Church  members,  who  are 
ever  ready  to  do  all  in  their  power  for  Christ  and  His  Church, 
and  make  sacrifices  for  the  blessed  Master's  work,  more  willingly 
than  these  loyal  members  of  the  Church,  or  who  study  to  make 
the  burden  of  the  Missionary  as  light  as  possible,  or  where  he 
could  find  a  warmer  welcome  than  in  their  hearts  and  homes. 

Bryson  City 

Is  forty  miles  from  Waynesville  and  the  County  seat  of  Swain 
county.  Here  the  Rev.  J.  A.  Deal  and  the  Rev.  J.  W.  Barker  had 
held  services  for  sometime  before  the  Mission  was  placed  in  my 
care.  Mr.  Deal  completed  a  chapel  the  same  yeal  I  took  charge. 
But  unfortunately  the  lumber  business  had  come  to  an  end  in  its 
vicinity,  and  the  Church  members  with  the  rest  ,who  had  any 
energy,  left  the  neighborhood,  and   only   two  or  three   nominal 


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Church  members  remained  who  have  very  little  religion  and  less 
Churchmanship.  The  work  at  present  is  at  a  stand-still,  but  I 
trust  and  pray  that  soon  a  brighter  day  will  dawn  even  here  for 
the  Church.  The  seed  has  been  sown  and  though  it  may  take 
sometime  in  this  hardened  and  barren  soil  to  germinate,  it  can 
not  be  entirely  lost. 

Murphy 

Is  ninety-five  miles  west  of  Waynesville,  the  County  seat  of 
Cherokee  County,  the  terminus  of  two  railroads,  and  having  a 
population  of  about  600.  The  town  is  beautifully  situated,  and  is 
visited  by  an  ever  increasing  number  every  summer  who  spend 
weeks  and  even  months  in  its  exhilarating  atmosphere,  and  has  a 
very  promising  future  before  it. 

The  first  Church  family  which  came  to  Murphy  was  that  of 
Prof.  Beal,  who  is  still  living,  and  true  to  the  Church  have  they 
been  under  the  most  discouraging  circumstances.  To  them  I  am 
indebted  for  the  facts  contained  in  this  little  sketch.  The  Rev. 
W.  W.  Prout  spent  the  winter  of  1855-6  at  Murphy  as^  his  head- 
quarters, from  which  he  sallied  forth  to  make  the  Church  known 
amongst  the  people.  In  the  summer  of  1856,  Bishop  Atkinson 
visited  Murphy  in  company  with  Mr.  Prout.  In  the  fall  of  the 
same  year  the  Rev.  Mr.  Bronson  spent  some  little  time  with  the 
people.  Nothing  was  done  after  this  until  the  summer  of  1861, 
when  Bishop  Atkinson  again  paid  a  visit  to  the  little  flock,  sev- 
eral children  being  baptized  and  two  persons  confirmed,  which 
was  followed  by  a  visit  of  Rev.  Jarvis  Buxton,  D.  D.  Again  were 
they  left  without  the  ministrations  of  the  Church,  until  the  15th 
day  af  August,  1869,  when  Bishop  Atkinson  made  another  visit 
and  confirmed  five  persons.  Five  years  later  they  were  privileged 
to  lay  eyes  once  more  on  a  Minister  of  the  Church  and  join  in  the 
prayers  and  praises  of  Holy  Church.  Bishop  Lyman  and  the 
Rev.  J.  C.  Huske,  D.  D.,  made  a  visit  to  Murphy  on  the  23d  day  of 
August,  1874,  when  six  were  baptized  and  one  confirmed.  From 
this  date  to  June  6th,  1876,  the  few  faithful  members  were  again 
forsaken  until  the  Rev.  J.  A.  Deal  came  amongst  them  and  made 
his  home  there  for  sixteen  months.  On  the  16th  day  of  August 
of  the  same  year,  Bishop  Atkinson  visited  the  Mission,  confirm- 
ing one  person.  Another  visit  by  Bishop  Lyman,  then  Assistant 
Bishop  of  North  Carolina,  was  made  on  the  7th  day  of  August 
1877,  when  two  children  were  baptized  and  one  person  confirmed. 
From  the  fall  of  1877  to  September,  1882,  the  few  sheep  of  our 
blessed  Redeemer  were  again  shepherdless.  But  on  Sept.  27,  1882, 
the  Rev.  J.  A.  Deal  and  W.  L.  Bynum  visited  Murphy  once  more, 
held  service  and  baptized  two  children.  A  long  period  of  starva- 
tion followed  until  on  July  20th,  1890,  Dr.  Buxton  came  to  see  if 


16  HISTORICAL  SKETCHES. 

the  Church  had  any  life  left,  and  Bishop  Lyman  made  another 
visit  the  same  year,  Sept.  4.  In  the  following  year  the  Eev.  Jos. 
B.  Cheshire,  D.  D.,  now  the  Bishop  of  North  Carolina,  passed 
through  Murphy  and  gave  the  people  an  afternoon  service  on  the 
14th  day  of  June.  On  October  7, 1892,  Dr.  Buel  made  a  visit  and 
baptized  two  children.  Soon  after  our  present  Bishop  was  con- 
secrated he  visited  'the  little  band,  being  accompanied  by  Mr. 
Deal,  Oct.  31,  1893.  Mr.  Leal  went  there  again  on  March  20,  1894, 
and  held  two  services.  At  the  request  of  the  Bishop,  the  present 
Missionary  made  his  first  visit  to  Murphy  on  the  30th  day  of  Sep- 
tember, 1894,  and  made  arrangements  to  hold  service  once  a 
month  :  first  on  a  week  day,  as  all  the  Sundays  had  been  assigned 
to  other  points  in  his  large  field;  but  at  the  first  opportunity  a 
Sunday  of  each  month  was  given  to  the  Mission.  The  services 
were  held  in  a  small  room  over  the  post  office,  rented  for  the 
purpose. 

The  necessity  having  a  Church  building  was  apparent  to  all, 
but  the  great  problem  to  be  solved  was,  how  and  where  to  obtain 
the  means  to  erect  a  suitable  edifice.  No  matter  how 
willing  the  people  were  to  give  of  their  little  means  all  they  were 
able,  it  was  but  a  small  part  of  what  the  building  would  cost. 
The  Missionary  had  already  financial  obligations  for  the  main- 
tenance of  the  work  in  general,  and  the  school  work  in  particular, 
for  which  he  had  to  appeal  to  the  friends  of  the  mission  work  of 
the  Church,  that  it  seemed  beyond  the  possibility  of  receiving 
enough  money  to  begin  the  building  of  the  Church,  which  was 
absolutely  needed  if  we  were  to  accomplish  anything.  But  trust- 
ing in  the  Providence  of  God  to  provide  the  means  to  do  His 
work,  the  Missionary  went  forth  to  "beg"  more  money.  Kind 
friends  came  to  his  rescue,  and  when  he  came  home  from  his 
"begging"  trip  he  had  sufficient  funds,  with  the  contributions  of 
the  people  and  some  help  from  the  community  at  large,  that  he 
felt  justified  to  begin  the  Work  of  building  a  house  to  the  honor 
and  glory  of  God  and  His  holy  worship.  To  save  as  much  money 
as  possible  I  made  the  design  for  the  Church  myself;  and  ground 
was  broken  in  June,  1896.  On  the  9th  day  of  August  of  the  same 
year  Bishop  Cheshire  laid  the  corner-stone  of  the  Church  of  the 
Messiah  at  4  o'clock  p.  m.  Under  the  efficient  supervision  of  the 
building  committee  the  work  was  done  faithfully  and  thoroughly. 
On  Palm  Sunday,  1897,  we  had  the  joy  of  holding  our  first  service 
in  the  new  Church,  though  I  had  to  substitute  muslin  for  glass 
and  put  in  temporary  seats,  as  our  funds  have  given  out.  Still, 
we  are  grateful  and  happy  that  we  are  able  to  worship  God  de- 
voutly and  in  order  and  in  God's  own  house.  No  debts  have  been 
allowed  to  accumulate,  and  I  trust  that  we  may  be  able  to  soon 
complete  the  building  and  have  it  consecrated  to   the  glory  and 


HISTORICAL  SKETCHES.  17 

worship  of  the  Triune  God.  On  Trinity  Sunday  we  used  for  the 
first  time  the  permanent  Altar,  which  is  made  of  quartered  oak 
by  my  own  hands  during  night  hours.  Is  it  a  wonder  that  the 
Church  is  weak  in  this  section  when  so  little  has  been  done  to 
have  regular  services;  when  the  clergy  have  been  able  on  ac- 
count of  the  largeness  of  their  territory  to  visit  the  widely  scat- 
tered flocks  only  once  in  from  five  to  eight  years?  The  estab- 
lishing of  missions  and  maintaining  a  sufficient  number  of  clergy 
to  do  efficient  work  and  have  regular  and  frequent  services  will 
soon  begin  to  bear  fruit  even  in  this  much  neglected  field.  We 
need  more  clergy,  more  schools  and  more  money  to  concentrate 
our  efforts  and  energies  at  every  available  and  promising  point. 

Pigeon  River. 

1  also  have  commenced  services  fourteen  miles  east  of  Waynes- 
ville,  on  the  east  fork  of  the  Pigeon  River,  where  we  have  a  few 
communicants,  and  where  I  go  wherever  time  and  opportunity 
permits. 

I  have  now  in  my  charge  seven  missions,  five   Sunday   Schools 
for  white  and  one  for  colored   people,  two  mission  day  schools.       ex  / 
Last  year,  ending  Sept.  1, 1897,    I  held  SBfc  services,  preached  270  ^  ^* 

sermons,  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist  6»  times,  traveled  3,200 
miles  and  baptized  32.  The  Bishop  confirmed  22  persons,  per- 
formed two  marriages  and  buried  three.  We  have  140  pupils  in 
our  day  schools,  about  250  pupils  in  our  Sunday  Schools. 

To  do  all  this  work  in  a  territorry  of  about  2,000  square  miles 
the  Church  from  her  Mission  funds  gives  me  $300.00  for  my  per- 
sonal support,  and  but  little  money  can  be  contributed  by  the 
poor  people  under  my  care.  This  will  explain  why  I  have  to 
make  my  annual  appeal  for  money  to  carry  on  this  work  of  the 
Church.  I  must  have  at  least  $800  for  my  educational  work,  and 
$400.00  more  for  other  expenses,  which  is  absolutely  needed  to 
continue  the  work  already  begun.  I  shall  have  to  call  again  this 
year  in  the  Lord's  name,  no  matter  how  unpleasant  this  part  of 
the  work  may  be  to  me.  It  is  Christ's  work,  and  we  dare  not 
shirk  our  responsibility.  I  shall  be  grateful  to  all  who  will  in 
His  Name  respond  to  my  appeal,  and  speedily  permit  me  to  return 
to  my  scattered  flock,  who  must  be  shepherdless  so  long  as  I  am 
away  from  home.  Yours  in  the  faith, 

FREDK.  W.  WEY. 


MISSIONARY  JURISDICTION 

OF 

ASHEVILLE. 

Waynesvillb,  N.  C. 
October,  1897. 
Synopsis  of  the  wobk  done  during  the  year  ending 

September  1st,  1897;    its  present  condition,  and  its 

needs  for  the  year  beginning  september,  1897. 

During  the  year  I  have  built  a  new  church  at  a  cost  of  $1,600 
at  Murphy,  where  we  had  no  place  of  worship;  established  a 
new  mission  day  school  at  Sylva,  20  miles  west  of  Waynes- 
ville;  organized  2  new  Sunday  Schools,  1  for  white  and  1  for 
colored  pupils ;  put  a  new  roof  on  chapel  and  school  house  at 
Micadale.  Have  held  362  services,  preached  271  sermons;  ad- 
ministered the  Holy  Communion  65  times ;  baptized  28  persons ; 
the  Bishop  confirmed  22  persons  in  August;  I  traveled  3,200 
miles. 

I  have  now  7  mission  stations  in  which  there  are  3  churches, 

2  chapels,  1  school  house ;  2  missions  are  without  any  church 
property.  We  have  6  Sunday  Schools,  in  which  are  22  teachers 
and  231  scholars ;  2  day  schools  with  2  teachers  and  130  pupils ; 

3  Lay  Readers  doing  Sunday  duty. 

Remember,  this  work  is  widely  scattered  in  small  mountain 
towns  and  villages  through  4  counties  containing  a  territory 
of  nearly  2,000  square  miles.  To  carry  on  this  work  the  Church 
gives  me  $300  from  her  mission  funds,  $200  from  the  General 
Board,  and  $100  from  the  Mission  Board  of  the  Jurisdiction, 
for  my1  personal  support.  For  the  money  needed  to  carry  on 
the  work  as  above  stated  I  am  entirely  dependent  upon  the 
generosity  of  the  Church  people  at  large,  for  my  people  are 
very  poor  and  can  do  but  very  little  towards  the  maintenance 
of  the  work. 

Therefore  kindly  remember  that  to  continue  the  work  I  need 
for  the  present  year  for  the  support  of  our  two  day  schools, 
having  about  130  poor  chilren,  who  would  otherwise  be  de- 
prived of  the  benefits  of  education,  both  secular  and  spiritual, 
teachers'  salaries,  books  and  other  expenses,  at  least  $800. 
The  teachers  are  self-sacrificing  ladies,  each  one  of  whom 
could  earn  the  whole  of  the  above  amount  in  city  schools,  as 
they  have  done  before.  They  give  their  lives  to  the  service  of 
our  blessed  Redeemer,  but  they  must  have  enough  to  keep 
body  and  soul  together.  $400  are  needed  to  cover  expenses  of 
the  other  parts  of  the  mission  work  for  the  year.  I  also  have 
the  opportunity  of  buying  back  at  Micadale  a  piece  of  property 
which  was  lost  to  the  Church  some  years  ago,  containing  33 
acres  of  land  and  a  small  house,  which  was   the   home   of  the 


teacher,  and  is  needed  now  more  than  ever  as  the  work  is 
growing;  for  it  is  hard  to  compel  a  lady  who  has  worked  and 
worn  herself  out  from  8  o'clock  in  the  morning  to  5  o'clock  in 
the  evening,  with  sixty  or  seventy  children  from  six  to  nine- 
teen years  of  age,  to  walk  long  distances  to  find  shelter,  or  in 
had  weather  to  put  up  with  the  most  uncongenial  quarters. 
Besides,  we  need  the  property  for  the  establishment  of  an 
Industrial  Department  in  connection  with  the  school  at  Mica- 
dale,  so  that  the  boys  and  girls  may  be  trained  to  help  them- 
selves and  become  useful  citizens  instead  of  dependents  upon 
charity.  The  property  is  worth  much  more  than  the  Church 
can  buy  it  for  now,  because  it  is  for  a  benevolent  and  char- 
itable purpose.  The  price  is  $300,  and  I  have  an  option  till 
December  1st.  We  never  will  have  the  opportunity  again  to 
buy  what  is  absolutely  needed  for  the  work  at  this  price. 

This  annual  call  for  help  is  the  most  unpleasant  part  of  my 
hard  and  difficult  work ;  but  it  is  either  "beg"  or  give  up  the 
work.  I  hope  the  kind  friends  of  this  work  amongst  God's 
poor  people  will  have  a  welcome  for  me  when  I  make  my  an- 
nual call,  as  many  have  done  in  the  past,,  and  uphold  me  in 
this  work,  both  with  their  substance  and  their  prayers,  and  I 
am  sure  the  good  Lord  will  bless  them. 

FREDK.  W.  WEY, 

Missionary  in  Charge. 


00034014021 

FOR  USE  ONLY  IN 
THE  NORTH  CAROLINA  COLLECTION 


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